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joining me now on the phone, chris stirewalt. you take on all of this as this back and forth has happened and what we are seeing tonight? >> bret, when we look back at how this started we think about the republicans coming back to town after the election, john boehner coming back and offering the president more tax revenue. offered him $800 billion in increased tax payments in the form of loophole closures and no president said adamantly and we knew at that moment pretty well the first monday after the election we knew pretty well at that moment that the president wasn't keen to have a deal. did not want to have a big deal. wasn't looking for the kind of grand bargain that boehner and the conservatives in the house were looking for that 4 or $5 trillion deal. and the president set the stage at that moment. we are where we are are now which is something small that is mostly focused on a tax increase. and as you and ed were talking about before the break, when you saw what the president did today which was hold a campaign style eve
joining me now on the phone, chris stirewalt. you take on all of this as this back and forth has happened and what we are seeing tonight? >> bret, when we look back at how this started we think about the republicans coming back to town after the election, john boehner coming back and offering the president more tax revenue. offered him $800 billion in increased tax payments in the form of loophole closures and no president said adamantly and we knew at that moment pretty well the first...
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>> bret: bring in chris stirewalt. obviously the republicans supporting this piece of legislation are listing all of benefits of this -- of these tax cuts and congressman royce mentioning the permanent fix for the alternative minimum tax. >> if they were going do this, brett bret, they should have done it a lot sooner. just from a strategic point of view regardless of the policy, if you were going to extend the bush tax rates for any level and we saw how they failed with 1 million and below, now we are talking about 450 and below. if you are going to do this, they strategically should have done it sooner because with no cuts, zero cuts and that is what is in this legislation is zero cuts, they should have done it sooner. this is wasteful to have gone this long and get this close to the end an hour and a half away from the end and get zero cuts is wasteful. tom cole the congressman from oklahoma who used to run the republican's political arm in the house basically said and he said it probably too soon in order to get bu
>> bret: bring in chris stirewalt. obviously the republicans supporting this piece of legislation are listing all of benefits of this -- of these tax cuts and congressman royce mentioning the permanent fix for the alternative minimum tax. >> if they were going do this, brett bret, they should have done it a lot sooner. just from a strategic point of view regardless of the policy, if you were going to extend the bush tax rates for any level and we saw how they failed with 1 million...
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thank you, chris stirewalt. another interesting debate on the gun debate. and dianne feinstein invited a pastor to speak on the ban, the proposal that she introduced. later on the show we'll see if the second amendment might soon be facing heat from what one senator is calling the so-called quote, cross lobby. is this a religious thing? . >> the humanitarian crisis in syria has been raging for some 22 months, but it's hard to fully grasp the massive loss of life in the civil war there from so far away. sometimes one picture can tell the story, like this little girl, looking up to the sky after hearing the sound of shelling. look at this child. as she sits on a toy pony in the playground of a school in the hard-hit city of alepa. our leland vittert got a chance to deal with the jordanian military as they deal with thousands of refugees that flee in the wake of the conflict and patrol. >> and he's from amman, jordan, with the latest, leland? >> reporter: megyn, of course, they're dealing with thousands of refugees every day, including a lot of children exactl
thank you, chris stirewalt. another interesting debate on the gun debate. and dianne feinstein invited a pastor to speak on the ban, the proposal that she introduced. later on the show we'll see if the second amendment might soon be facing heat from what one senator is calling the so-called quote, cross lobby. is this a religious thing? . >> the humanitarian crisis in syria has been raging for some 22 months, but it's hard to fully grasp the massive loss of life in the civil war there...
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let's ask john layfield and chris stirewalt and myra weinstein. it did hearken back to a time when lincoln was very comfortable with the cabinet. what happened to those days? >> one of the things that has happened is we don't do much with cabinets anymore. they are there for photo ops. outside, there are a couple of key spots in defense justice. the president isn't engaged and he was back and forth for pictures. the other part is that for the president we have gotten to know him a lot better he is not here to do a deal with republicans. we have no deals come or not changing entitlements, and taxes are still on the table. neil: it's a safe choice for the president. he continues the philosophy of the president. maybe they want someone with a little bit more direct business experience, but it's not going to happen. >> no, it won't happen. you are dealing with different dates in conflict. the same thing that president lincoln dead. you have to go from the top down, you cannot go from the bottom up. you can't get a foot soldier. you have to deal with t
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wh more can we have chris stirewalt,. >> welcome as always, it's in the details. that's what counts. in 2,702,000 page bill. it just tells me that that is a very convenient pretext. gerri: we will have a lot of debate on us. taking a look at this list, you have to verify everything that happens. enforce new hiring procedures, a farm worker program and better tracking of defense. will the president accept this? he is announcing his plan tomorrow, or will he insist on his own list of priorities when it comes to immigration? >> what we will see is right now this is, as you pointed out, critics on the right are saying amnesty. which of course, it is amnesty. we are talking by the way, about a way to not get these folks to be illegall anymore. >> the definition of amnesty is a part and without any penalty. these folks will have to go through a background check. let's think of the crime. they crossed the border without documents. they haven't destroyed property, they haven't hurt people. they have been working. if sony wants to use that word, amnesty, my senses you just
wh more can we have chris stirewalt,. >> welcome as always, it's in the details. that's what counts. in 2,702,000 page bill. it just tells me that that is a very convenient pretext. gerri: we will have a lot of debate on us. taking a look at this list, you have to verify everything that happens. enforce new hiring procedures, a farm worker program and better tracking of defense. will the president accept this? he is announcing his plan tomorrow, or will he insist on his own list of...
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. >> megyn: chris stirewalt is our host of power play on foxnews.com. chris, the president outlined numerous actions he wants taken and that will be taken and as we discussed yesterday, they sound sound particularly controversial, it's that second part which we just played, the push for legislative action on matters that are controversial that is likely to make the headlines over the coming days and weeks, no? >> no, absolutely. and if you look at what was in there, it wasn't a lot. look, there are some things that could be far-reaching, but then it also includes other things reiterating that his 2010 health insurance entitlement program that he calls obamacare, that that doesn't prevent doctors from saying that -- from releasing somebody's mental health condition to prevent them from getting a gun. well, that doesn't do anything. that doesn't mean anything. that's reiterating. so a lot of this was puff and fluff that he wanted to saying i'm doing these things, but he made it very clear, very, very clear what he means to do is turn the pressure up on co
. >> megyn: chris stirewalt is our host of power play on foxnews.com. chris, the president outlined numerous actions he wants taken and that will be taken and as we discussed yesterday, they sound sound particularly controversial, it's that second part which we just played, the push for legislative action on matters that are controversial that is likely to make the headlines over the coming days and weeks, no? >> no, absolutely. and if you look at what was in there, it wasn't a lot....
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chris stirewalt is next on this growing dynamic that's emerging. and new questions whether a newspaper's controversial gun permit map aided burglars in a robbery attempt. where folks who lawfully own gun permits live in two new york counties and we'll tell you what happens and what the thieves were apparently after coming up. and hundreds of people hunting down the burmese pythons, and experts say how safe florida's fragile eco systems, and they're amateurs. >> fox news alert. president obama today suggesting he may rewrite some of america's gun laws with the stroke of a pen. welcome to a brand new hour of "america live" everyone, i'm megyn kelly. vice-president joe biden huddling with house members one day before he is to make a recommendation to the president and how to curb gone violence. the leaders of the task force hand picked by nancy pelosi, including proponent of gun control. not all may need presidential approval. listen to what the president said in his news conference about an hour and a half ago. >> i'm confident there are steps we can
chris stirewalt is next on this growing dynamic that's emerging. and new questions whether a newspaper's controversial gun permit map aided burglars in a robbery attempt. where folks who lawfully own gun permits live in two new york counties and we'll tell you what happens and what the thieves were apparently after coming up. and hundreds of people hunting down the burmese pythons, and experts say how safe florida's fragile eco systems, and they're amateurs. >> fox news alert. president...
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chris stirewalt. and new trouble for the white house as some of the president's supporters taking to twitter to ask why they are missing a big chunk of their paychecks, they thought it was only the rich who was going to get hit and those who get paid on a weekly basis found out it's 77% of the country. we'll talk about it. plus, 18 children have died, 2000 people hospitalized just last week in what doctors are calling one of the worst flu seasons in recent history, in at least ten years. dr. siegel joins us with warnings from the c.d.c. what you need to know. a national controversy breaks out over a criminal case in ohio when a hacker group and a liberal activist decide to bring some street justice to some high school students who may have broken the law. stay tuned. . >> this trial, a fair trial is all that matters, now, i think a fair trial and punish the people that were involved and not take it out on the whole community. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people
chris stirewalt. and new trouble for the white house as some of the president's supporters taking to twitter to ask why they are missing a big chunk of their paychecks, they thought it was only the rich who was going to get hit and those who get paid on a weekly basis found out it's 77% of the country. we'll talk about it. plus, 18 children have died, 2000 people hospitalized just last week in what doctors are calling one of the worst flu seasons in recent history, in at least ten years. dr....
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chris stirewalt, see you you at 11:30 a.m. eastern tomorrow. >> shannon: senator lindsey graham has been talking tough on the debt ceiling and the president's newest nominees. i will ask him about that and some of your questions as well. if you have is a question for senator graham tweet us. our exclusive interview with senator lindsey graham coming up. >>> the mayor of los angeles has definite ideas about how president obama can help bring about what he calls meaningful immigration legislation. speak on "face the nation," he says he s heartened by the bipartisan cooperation he is seeing on the issue and laid out his own ideas. >> you have to have the pathway that allows folks to glenn conticello full citizens. the make sure you get at the end of the lien that you you pay your taxes and have a background check. in the end we he have to make sure that these people have a pathway to citizenship. you can't do this in a piece meal way. >> he will be leaving later this year because of term limits. he has issues sights set on statew
chris stirewalt, see you you at 11:30 a.m. eastern tomorrow. >> shannon: senator lindsey graham has been talking tough on the debt ceiling and the president's newest nominees. i will ask him about that and some of your questions as well. if you have is a question for senator graham tweet us. our exclusive interview with senator lindsey graham coming up. >>> the mayor of los angeles has definite ideas about how president obama can help bring about what he calls meaningful...
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and chris stirewalt, host of power play on foxnews.com. i want to tell the viewers we got breaking news, comments from one of the newtown families, one of the children's parents. they're very compelling and this father has a different view on gun control than president obama does. and he's the first to stand up on this issue in this way so we're going to play that momentarily, but i want to talk to you first about what's happening at the white house. the president saying i'm going directly to law enforcement and try to get their support for this. and sort of trying to go directly to the american people, which has been his approach. in the meantime though, his comments in the new republic are getting a lot of attention, chris. he was asked about how he's going to work with republicans, going forward, whether it's on gun control or immigration or what have you. and this is what he told the new republic. the interview was conducted by somebody who worked on his late campaign and contribute today his campaign and obviously a friendly interview
and chris stirewalt, host of power play on foxnews.com. i want to tell the viewers we got breaking news, comments from one of the newtown families, one of the children's parents. they're very compelling and this father has a different view on gun control than president obama does. and he's the first to stand up on this issue in this way so we're going to play that momentarily, but i want to talk to you first about what's happening at the white house. the president saying i'm going directly to...
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. >> and chris stirewalt is our politics digital editor and house of power play on foxnews.com live. and this is a clever way to get the senate democrats to do their job. >> sneaky pete. and the idea is it does two things, gets the republicans on what they would rather fight with the president about. continuing resolution funding the government, number one and two, the automatic cuts, they call the sequester that are part of the 2011 debt ceiling deal. they want to address those, because they think that they can use those more efficaciously without harming the economy than with the debt ceiling kicking it down the road a few months and say that is a nuclear option kind of thing in the end and getting the president to yield and accept some cuts now that have hanging over his head, t president doesn't want that and. >> megyn: forget this is the job you were hired to do, the only way that you might get senate democrats to vote on a budget they haven't done in almost four years is to hit them in the pocket book. >> well, and a lot of senators are very rich. a lot of millionaires in that
. >> and chris stirewalt is our politics digital editor and house of power play on foxnews.com live. and this is a clever way to get the senate democrats to do their job. >> sneaky pete. and the idea is it does two things, gets the republicans on what they would rather fight with the president about. continuing resolution funding the government, number one and two, the automatic cuts, they call the sequester that are part of the 2011 debt ceiling deal. they want to address those,...
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chris stirewalt is our digital editor and post power play on fox news live. this is unfolding as the first big debate in the second term of barack obama. we've got budget issues and outside of those this is the biggie. some are pushing back on this gun appreciation day particularly online. some on the left suggesting, and i'll just read you one of the, you know, more out there tweets, suggesting that this is a veiled threat to the president of the united states of assassination by choosing mlk day as gun appreciation day. and so it's come to that. your thoughts? >> well, so much for an adult national discussion. all of the things that -- and there is some hope out there that it might be revived, but what we've seen in pretty short order, in less than a month, we've seen the national discussion that was spurred by that tragedy in sandy hook elementary turn back to sort of the tribalized version of the debate over guns. we've seen that liberals, and you mentioned governor cuomo, you mentioned vice-president biden, attorney general eric holder in the mix, too, m
chris stirewalt is our digital editor and post power play on fox news live. this is unfolding as the first big debate in the second term of barack obama. we've got budget issues and outside of those this is the biggie. some are pushing back on this gun appreciation day particularly online. some on the left suggesting, and i'll just read you one of the, you know, more out there tweets, suggesting that this is a veiled threat to the president of the united states of assassination by choosing mlk...
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joining us fox news digital politics editor and host of power play on fox news .com, chris stirewalt. thanks for coming in. >> you have to know that because that s when you fill in for me. >> just a chance to warm momentarily your seat. thanks for coming in today. we appreciate it. >> of course. >> shannon: let's talk about the bill. it will take democrats and republicans to get this done. people who are long time gun rights advocates both sides of the aisle. joe mansion and the senator from alaska said he is not going to support this. what are the odds it actually gets passed? >> dial back to what everything is going to be in washington for the next two years. unless president obama can get his initiatives through you the democratically controlled senate what he wants the house to do doesn't matter. you keep hearing john boehner talk about he wants to destroy us. the president made it clear he has it out for the republicans. until can he get stuff through the senate he can't get it done and the truth it about legislation like this which is sort of a beefed up version of the '94 legis
joining us fox news digital politics editor and host of power play on fox news .com, chris stirewalt. thanks for coming in. >> you have to know that because that s when you fill in for me. >> just a chance to warm momentarily your seat. thanks for coming in today. we appreciate it. >> of course. >> shannon: let's talk about the bill. it will take democrats and republicans to get this done. people who are long time gun rights advocates both sides of the aisle. joe mansion...
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chris stirewalt is our politics editor and host of power play on foxnews.com, it's like, you know, like they all get together and the house republicans and say who are we and what do we stand for? how are we going to handle this divided government in washington on a go-forward basis and is this one of the top ideas? we'll say, well, we'll raise the debt ceiling, delay implement takes of obamacare. >> we mean kabal in the nicest sense of the world. >> megyn: and they're washing the windows behind you and viewers are wondering what the ropes are behind you. >> maybe some republican trying to escape, i don't know what it is, but the reality they're in a bad position and don't have a lot of good options and you have to be creative when you don't have good options, that's just the deal. and so, yes, something like, we'll accept the debt ceiling for as long as you're willing to hold obamacare in abeyance. the president is not going for that. here is what they know, they have to have something on offer, because they got creamed on the tax issue, nothing on offer, no chips in the game. they had
chris stirewalt is our politics editor and host of power play on foxnews.com, it's like, you know, like they all get together and the house republicans and say who are we and what do we stand for? how are we going to handle this divided government in washington on a go-forward basis and is this one of the top ideas? we'll say, well, we'll raise the debt ceiling, delay implement takes of obamacare. >> we mean kabal in the nicest sense of the world. >> megyn: and they're washing the...
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chris stirewalt is our digital editor and power play foxnews.com. so they want action and they want it quickly. now, the president has said initially, i want this done in january. i want it on my desk and i don't want a lot of delay, but now there's word from capitol hill, there are additional reasons to push this and fast. so, and those are what? >> well, the what is currently congress is in the process of being overloaded. the president has controversial nominees for key posts, particularly chuck hagel, that he's going to have to deal with for secretary of defense. we have the budget, we have the debt ceiling looming. we have the legislation that's basically funding the government in the be absence of a budget. we have all of these things that are coming up. the government shutdown clock is already running and all of this stuff is going on. jamming firearms legislation, anything that addresses gun control, which remains restrictions on guns remain politically unpopular, people are-- feel good about restricting access for the mentally ill, america
chris stirewalt is our digital editor and power play foxnews.com. so they want action and they want it quickly. now, the president has said initially, i want this done in january. i want it on my desk and i don't want a lot of delay, but now there's word from capitol hill, there are additional reasons to push this and fast. so, and those are what? >> well, the what is currently congress is in the process of being overloaded. the president has controversial nominees for key posts,...
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we've been talking about it with chris stirewalt, he's from west virginia, he says there's a difference how we city-folk see guns and up in the urban centers and used against us, and how, you know, sort of mainstream american and heartlands sees guns, it's a family heirloom and passed down and i don't see it-- >> and-- but okay, the response to that nobody again is trying to take away his traditional, you know, hunting rifle when this shooter in newtown went to steal his mother's guns she had two traditional hunting rifles, no he got the two semi automatic guns and pistols, legally purchased because of the lobbying effort and culture of gun acceptance. >> megyn: semi automatic pistols aren't going anywhere. >> okay, assault weapons, assault weapons that rattle off 30 rounds without having to reload. >> megyn: that's on the table. >> if you're a gun owner. >> megyn: that's on the table. >> i don't care if it's inconvenient for you to have to go when you're taking target practice to put in a new cartridge or clip. >> megyn: one more point and i'll give you the floor. the gun rights people
we've been talking about it with chris stirewalt, he's from west virginia, he says there's a difference how we city-folk see guns and up in the urban centers and used against us, and how, you know, sort of mainstream american and heartlands sees guns, it's a family heirloom and passed down and i don't see it-- >> and-- but okay, the response to that nobody again is trying to take away his traditional, you know, hunting rifle when this shooter in newtown went to steal his mother's guns she...
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we are he going to ask chris stirewalt about this, but first, the senior white house affairs correspondent, wendell goler, live the at the white house now. >> reporter: chuck hagel is a moderate republican and a former senator and you would think that combination would make his confirmation pretty much a slam-dunk. some republicans don't feel he's supportive enough of israel and liberals put off by a comment he made 14 years ago about an american diplomate he said was openly aggressively gay. now, hagel has apologized nor that comment. even though the pro israel groups aren't waving a red flag about his nomination, south carolina senator lindsey graham is. >> not only has he said you should directly negotiate with iran, sanctions won't work, that israel must negotiate with hamas, an organization, terrorist group that lobs thousands of rockets into israel, he also was one of 12 senators who refused to sign a letter to the european union trying to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization. >> reporter: if he's confirmed, hagel will be the first defense secretary who served in vietnam a
we are he going to ask chris stirewalt about this, but first, the senior white house affairs correspondent, wendell goler, live the at the white house now. >> reporter: chuck hagel is a moderate republican and a former senator and you would think that combination would make his confirmation pretty much a slam-dunk. some republicans don't feel he's supportive enough of israel and liberals put off by a comment he made 14 years ago about an american diplomate he said was openly aggressively...
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. >> megyn: chris stirewalt is our fox news digital editor and host of power play live. and since he's made those remarks, there's been considerable pushback from gun rights supporters, saying he just doesn't get it. it's not that anybody has scared them into otherwise, that believing that something is going to happen that's not going to happen. they're listening to the debate right now on capitol hill and they're concerned about their second amendment rights based on what they're hearing directly from the president and his surrogates. the president made it clear he'd like to see an assault weapons ban put back in place. >> it goes beyond that, he's actually impugning the motive of the other side of this debate. and if we thought a month ago in the immediate wake of the shootings in connecticut that we-- the window was open for some sort of bipartisan or this isn't really a partisan issue, but this is a pro gun rights versus a pro gun control debate, that we thought that there was going to be some common ground here, that people might come together, but when you heard ye
. >> megyn: chris stirewalt is our fox news digital editor and host of power play live. and since he's made those remarks, there's been considerable pushback from gun rights supporters, saying he just doesn't get it. it's not that anybody has scared them into otherwise, that believing that something is going to happen that's not going to happen. they're listening to the debate right now on capitol hill and they're concerned about their second amendment rights based on what they're hearing...
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. >> megyn: chris stirewalt is our editor host of power play, and pete is ceo of concerned veterans of america and your power play piece today, chris, talks about how they're getting nowhere on this issue, i mean, the vice-president's having meetings, but at the end of the day, pardon the phrase, if they want to really pass meaningful legislation, and he can do some things by executive order, we're going to get into that later, but not all things, then he's gog to need to get bipartisan support for these proposals and you're feeling less than optimistic that he will get it and explain why. >> well, look, here is the the thing, if you don't have fundamental agreement about what the discussion is, you can't have an agreement. you know how the israelis always say that they won't negotiate with anybody until they acknowledge the right of israel to exist as a country. the republicans and the democrats are fighting over the debt ceiling. liberals say, debt ceiling is a fiction, it's not even real, it may be the law, but it's antiquated, out of date. that's where we are now on the second amen
. >> megyn: chris stirewalt is our editor host of power play, and pete is ceo of concerned veterans of america and your power play piece today, chris, talks about how they're getting nowhere on this issue, i mean, the vice-president's having meetings, but at the end of the day, pardon the phrase, if they want to really pass meaningful legislation, and he can do some things by executive order, we're going to get into that later, but not all things, then he's gog to need to get bipartisan...
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stirewalt. the reason we ask as the press, we hear that the potential candidates are starting to stir the pot a little, including vice-president joe biden, who had a little get together recently that looked a lot like the possible launch of a campaign. there are reports in politico saying he's intoxicated by the idea of a run. the ap reported that joe biden is stoking 2016 chatter. so, it's not just us, chris. >> no, he's done everything he can to try to encourage people to think that. in fact, you recall during the campaign when he went out to new hampshire, he was extra friendly when he was up in new hampshire, so he's made no secret that he's considering this, that this is out there. and maybe he's doing it because he wants to be listened to and taken seriously, but i take him at his word that he's probably -- that he's exploring, testing the waters out there. you know, the democratic field is going to be a very interesting one because with an incumbent president, if hillary clinton wants thi
stirewalt. the reason we ask as the press, we hear that the potential candidates are starting to stir the pot a little, including vice-president joe biden, who had a little get together recently that looked a lot like the possible launch of a campaign. there are reports in politico saying he's intoxicated by the idea of a run. the ap reported that joe biden is stoking 2016 chatter. so, it's not just us, chris. >> no, he's done everything he can to try to encourage people to think that. in...
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chris stirewalt is digital editor and host of power play on foxnews.com. the filibuster, normally to get something approved in the senate you have to have 51 votes, but in order to sort of get the votes going you need 60 votes and the filibuster is something the republicans use to stop that from ever happening, that deprive the party in power of the 60 votes they need and harry reid doesn't like it. now, when he was in the the minority, he felt a little differently, chris, but now he's on this campaign to seriously curtail the filibuster rights of the minority? >> well, that's for sure. and the calls have grown and grown among democrats for something it lessen the power of the minority to block legislation, basically what the filibuster does now is it prevents debate from ending on something and you can't move to the vote and as you say, once you get to the vote then you need a simple majority. if you can't close debate you can't ever get to the vote and becomes a moot point. now, republicans have used this and democrats used it to pretty good fact and the
chris stirewalt is digital editor and host of power play on foxnews.com. the filibuster, normally to get something approved in the senate you have to have 51 votes, but in order to sort of get the votes going you need 60 votes and the filibuster is something the republicans use to stop that from ever happening, that deprive the party in power of the 60 votes they need and harry reid doesn't like it. now, when he was in the the minority, he felt a little differently, chris, but now he's on this...